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TITLE
MODIFIED FLUOROSULFONIC ACIDS
This invention concerns compounds possessing a sulfonic acid fluoride,
= chloride or ester group wherein said group is adjacent to a substantially
fluorinated
bidentate hydrocarbylene group which is in turn adjacent to a hydrocarbylene
. group linked to a hydrolyzable silane group, and compounds possessing a
sulfonic
acid or a salt of a sulfonic acid group wherein said group is adjacent to a
substantially fluorinated bidentate hydrocarbylene group which is in turn
adjacent
to a hydrocarbylene group linked to a hydrolyzed silane group. Siloxane
derivatives, which may be oligomeric or polysiloxanes, of these latter
compounds
are also provided via self-condensation. Optionally, condensation can be
carried
out in the presence of other network forming materials to yield a network
composite with hydrolyzed fluorosulfonic acid derivatives incorporated
therein.
This invention further concerns novel compositions comprising a solid
material bearing a reactive surface to which surface has been attached via a
hydrolyzed silane group a compound possessing a sulfonic acid or a salt of a
sulfonic acid group which group is adjacent to a substantially fluorinated
bidentate
hydrocarbylene group which is in turn adjacent to a hydrocarbylene group
linked to
said silane group.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Canadian Patent Application Al 2,084,967 describes solid acid catalysts
wherein a hydrocarbon chain with a pendant sulfonic acid group is bonded to a
silicon. These catalysts are not of a high acid strength and at high
temperatures
have stability problems.
Perfluorosulfonic acid catalysts, for example perfluoropolymers containing
pendant sulfonic acid groups (e.g., NAFION catalyst sold by E. I. du Pont
de Nemours and Company) are excellent catalysts for a wide variety of
reactions.
Perfluoropolymers containing pendant sulfonic acid groups are very strong
acids
and are used in reactions such as acylations, carbonylations, condensations,
alkylations, esterifications, etherifications, hydrations, nitration,
isomerizations and
oligomerizations. These reactions have been reviewed extensively in "Catalysis
with Nafion ", F. J. Waller, R. W. van Scoyac, Chem. Tech., 1987, 17, 438-441
and in "Perfluorinated resin sulfonic acid (Nafion -H+) Catalysis" in
Synthesis,
G. A. Olah, P. S. Iyer and G. K. Surya Prakasch, 1986, 513-53 1. A drawback to
the commercial use of perfluorocarbon sulfonic acid catalysts has been their
high
cost and relatively low catalytic activity, for some reactions, such as
alkylations in
non-polar solvents.
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W095/19222 describes a solid acid microcomposite catalyst which
comprises a perfluorinated ion-exchange polymer containing pendant sulfonic
and/or carboxylic acid groups entrapped within and highly dispersed throughout
a
network of metal oxide.
EP 582879 describes shaped organosiloxane condensates, processes for
their preparation and use. These organosilanes, however, are not based on
perfluorosulfonic acids which are known to have higher acid strength.
The present invention provides the benefits of increased stability, reduced
costs, and in some cases higher catalytic activity and improved reaction
selectivity
over catalysts mentioned above.
SUMiVIARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a compound of formula I
XnR1mSiR2RfSO2Y I
wherein:
X is a hydrolyzable group selected from the group consisting of: halogen,
alkoxy, and acyloxy;
each Ri is a non-hydrolyzable group independently selected from the group
consisting of: alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl and aralkyl;
n is an integer from 1 to 3, and m is an integer from 0 to 2, wherein
n+m=3;
R2 is a bidentate hydrocarbylene group having at least 2 carbon atoms
between Si and Rf;
Rf is a substantially fluorinated bidentate hydrocarbylene group; and
Y is fluorine, chlorine or alkoxy.
The present invention also provides a compound of formula II
[(HO)nR1mSiR2RfSO3-]xQx+ II
wherein:
each R1 is a non-hydrolyzable group independently selected from the group
consisting of: alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl and aralkyl;
n is an integer from 1 to 3, and m is an integer from 0 to 2, wherein
n + m = 3;
R2 is a bidentate hydrocarbylene group having at least 2 carbon atoms
between Si and Rf;
Rf is a substantially fluorinated bidentate hydrocarbylene group; 35 Q is H,
NH4 or a metal ion, each Q having a valence of x; and
x is a number from 1 to 4. The present invention further provides a siloxane
or a polysiloxane
comprising at least two groups, said groups being the same or different,
having the
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formula -O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q, wherein R1, m, n, R2, Rf and Q are as
defined for formula II and q is 1 to n.
The present invention also provides a composite comprising a metal oxide
network with at least one group having the formula
-O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q,
= wherein R1, m, n, R2, Rf and Q are as defined formula II and q is 1 to n,
incorporated within said metal oxide network.
The present invention further provides a composition comprising a solid
material having a reactive surface to which surface is attached at least one
group
having the formula -O)qSi(OH)n-qRimR2RfSO3Q wherein Rl, m, n, R2, Rf and Q
are as defined formula II and q is 1 to n.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The compounds of formula I are fluorinated compounds possessing both a
hydrolyzable silane function and a sulfonic acid fluoride, chloride or ester
group
which compounds have the formula
XnR1mSiR2RfSO2Y I
The compounds of formula II are fluorinated compounds possessing both a
hydrolyzed silane end and a sulfonic acid or a salt of a sulfonic acid group
which
compounds have the formula
[(HO)nRimSiR2RfSO3 ]xQx+ The hydrolyzable function of formula I consists of X
which is a hydrolyzable
group selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy, and acyloxy.
Halogen includes chlorine, bromine and iodine atoms; preferably chlorine. A
preferred acyloxy group is acetoxy. X is preferably C 1 to about C8 alkoxy
which
can be linear or branched (e.g., ethyl hexyl alkoxy). Most preferably X is
methoxy
or ethoxy. In preparing the compounds of formula II from formula I, X is
converted to its hydrolyzed form.
Each Rl for both formula I and formula II is a non-hydrolyzable group
independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl,
alkenyl,
cycloalkenyl, aryl and aralkyl. Rl is preferably alkyl containing up to about
20
carbon atoms, and is most preferably methyl, ethyl or propyl. A preferred
cycloalkyl group is cyclohexyl, preferred alkenyl groups are allyl and vinyl,
a
preferred aryl group is phenyl, and a preferred aralkyl group is benzyl.
For both formula I and formula II, n is an integer from 1 to 3, and m is an
integer from 0 to 2, wherein n + m = 3. Preferably, n is 3 and m is zero.
= R2 for both formula I and formula II is a linear or branched bidentate
hydrocarbylene group having at least 2 carbon atoms linking Si to Rf. The Si
and
Rf groups must be separated by at least two non-fluorinated carbon atoms in
order
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to insure reasonable thermal stability. These two carbon atoms must be in a
linear
arrangement between the Si and Rf groups. Thus, a compound having as part of
its structure -Si-CH(CH3)-Rf- would not meet this requirement. By
hydrocarbylene is meant a group formed by the removal of two hydrogen atoms
from a hydrocarbon. Included in the definition of hydrocarbylene are arylene
and
alkylene such as, ethylene, propylene, butylene, pentylene, hexylene, 1,4-
pentylene,
1,5-hexylene, 1,5-heptylene and the like. Thus, R2 can be of the formula -
(CH2)k,
wherein k is an integer from 2 to 12. R2 can also be a cycloalkylene group
having
3 to 12 carbon atoms provided the requirement of at least 2 carbons separating
Si
and Rf is met, or a group having the formula
(CH2)y H or (CH2)y
(~2)z (CH2)z
wherein each y and z are independently selected from a number 0 to 6 and
denotes
the number of methylene groups on the Si atom or linked to the Rf group.
Preferred is where R2 is -(CH2)k, wherein k is an integer from 2 to 4, most
preferably k is 2.
Rf is a substantially fluorinated, linear or branched, bidentate
hydrocarbylene
group, optionally substituted by one or more ether oxygens or hydrogens. Rf
possesses enough fluorine to make the compound when in the sulfonic acid form
a
strong acid. By hydrocarbylene is meant a group formed by the removal of two
hydrogen atoms from a hydrocarbon. Included in the definition of
hydrocarbylene
are alkylene such as, methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene, pentylene,
hexylene,
1,4-pentylene, 1,5-hexylene, 1,5-heptylene and the like. For example, Rf can
be
(CF2)n', where n' is an integer from 1 to 10; -C(CF3)2-; CF(CF3);
(CF(OR3)CF2)n"
where n" is an integer from 1 to 3, and R3 is a perfluorocarbon of the formula
Cn"'F2n"'+1, wherein n"' is an integer from 1 to 3. Another representative
example
of Rf is (CF2)20(CF2)2.
Y is fluorine, chlorine or an alkoxy group. Preferably the alkoxy group has
1 to 8 carbon atoms. Most preferably Y is fluorine, methoxy or ethoxy. In
preparing compounds of formula II, SO2Y is converted via hydrolysis to SO3Q.
Q is H, NH4 or a metal ion, each Q having a valency of x = 1 to 4.
Representative examples of metal ions showing their valences are Na+, K+, Li+,
Rb+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Pt2+, and Pd2+. Preferably Q is H or K.
In order to prepare the compounds of formula I, a vinyl derivative precursor
is needed having vinyl (CH2=CH) at one end and -RpSO2Y at the other end. This
vinyl derivative precursor can be prepared, for example, in the following
manner as
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illustrated for XnR1mSiR2RgSO2Y, wherein X=0C2H5; n = 3; m = 0; R2=(CH2)k,
wherein k is 2 or 3; Rf is (CF2)20(CF2)2 and Y is F:
1: CF2=CF2 + SO3 --* [tetrafluoroethanesultone] -> FOCCF2SO2F
FOCCF2SO2F + CF2=CF2 + MF/ICl -3~ I(CF2)20(CF2)ZSO2F
= In 1, fluorosulfonyldifluoroacetyl fluoride (FOCCF2SO2F) quantitatively
forms from sulfur trioxide and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) through tetrafluoro-
ethanesultone. The fluorosulfonyldifluoroacetyl fluoride is subsequently
converted
into octafluoro-5-iodo-3-oxapentanesulfonyl fluoride (ICF2CF2OCF2CF2SO2F) by
the well known reaction involving a metal fluoride (1VIF, such as KF), iodine
and
TFE in an aprotic solvent. By using the iodo compound, TFE telomers are
obtained having both fluorosulfonyl and iodo terminal groups. These telomers
can
then be converted into the vinyl derivative precursor via two routes as shown
in 2
below.
2a: I(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F + CH2CHCH200CCH3 -~
H3 CCOOCH2CHICH2(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F
H3CCOOCH2CHICH2(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F + Zn/DMF -a
CH2=CHCH2(CF2)20(CF2)2 S 02F
2b: I(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F + CH2=CH2 ->
ICH2CH2(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F
ICH2CH2(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F + (C2H5)3N ~
CH2=CH(CF2)20(CF2)2 SO2F
Thus, in the case of R2 =(CHZ)k, where k=2 or 3, the vinyl derivative
precursors can be made by addition of IRfSO2Y to ethylene or allyl acetate,
followed by treatment with a base or Zn (for k=3). This addition can be
initiated
by photo irradiation, heating, with metals or metal complexes such as Cu, Fe,
Ni,
Pd, Pt or Pd(PPh3)4, Ni(PPh3)4 and RhCI(PPh3)3, wherein Ph is phenyl. The base
must be non- or weakly nucleophilic, such as trialkylamines, pyridine or
substituted
pyridines, in non-aqueous conditions.
= In the case where R2 is (CH2)k, wherein k>4 or other groups, the vinyl
derivative precursors can be prepared by a radically initiated reaction of
IRfSO2Y
with dienes or substituted dienes such as CH2=CHZCH=CH2, wherein Z is a
carbon carbon double bond or is any organic stable to acid conditions and mild
heating, including linear or branched or cyclic alkylene, arylene and
aralkylene. The
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product of this reaction, CH2=CHZCHICH2RfSO2Y, can be reduced with a
reagent such as Bu3SNH, Zn/Acid or Zn/NiC12.
To the vinyl derivative precursor is added a silane having a hydrolyzable
group in the presence of a catalyst, such as Pt. The silane has the general
formula
XnR1mSiH, wherein X, n, Rl and m are as defined for formula I.
Pt 3: CH2=CH(CH2)0 or 1(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F + (CH3CH2O)3SiH
(CH3CH2O)3Si(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F
(a compound of formula I)
In order to prepare the compounds of formula II, the product of 3 above is
hydrolyzed using water, an aprotic solvent, such as DMSO, and a strong base,
such as KOH, in a ratio of about 60% to 30% to 10% at a temperature ranging
from about 80 to 100 C for about 10 to about 20 hours. A clear solution
comprising compounds of formula II results.
H20/DMSO/KOH
4: (CH3CH2O)3Si(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F
(HO)3Si(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO3K (a compound of formula II)
Self-condensation of the compounds of formula II provides siloxanes, which
can be small oligomeric siloxanes or polysiloxanes, comprising at least two
groups,
which groups can be the same or different, having the formula
-O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q wherein Rl, m, n, R2, Rf and Q are as defined for
formula II and q is 1 to n. For example when m=1, n=2 and q=2, the group would
appear as:
-O-1i-R2RgSO3 Q
R1
These siloxanes are derivatives of formula II wherein at least one compound of
formula II is condensed with a second compound of formula II which two
compounds can be the same or different and through crosslinking via oxygen
bridges forms the siloxane or polysiloxane. Cross-linking can be realized
simply
upon adjustment of pH or even upon standing for a sufficient amount of time.
Optionally, compounds of formula II can be incorporated into a metal oxide
network or a hydrous metal oxide network via co-condensation in situ with
metal
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oxide network precursors to form a composite. For example, silicon alkoxides
can
be hydrolyzed and condensed, and sodium or potassium silicate solutions, and
colloidal silica can be condensed to form networks. Condensation occurs via a
number of routes e.g. Si-OH + Si-OH -> Si-O-Si + H20. This type of
condensation leads to, for example extended silica (or metal oxide). In the
present
invention, metal alkoxide (which may be optionally hydrolyzed) or silicate is
mixed
with a compound of formula II. In the case of silica, for example, a range of
silicon alkoxides can be hydrolyzed and condensed to form a silica network.
The
compound of formula II becomes incorporated in this network. These silicon
alkoxides can be represented by Si(OR4)4, where R4 includes methyl, ethyl,
n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl. Further metal
alkoxides comprise organically modified silanes, for example CH3Si(OCH3)3,
PhSi(OCH3)3, and (CH3)2 Si(OCH3)2. Other representative examples of metal
oxide precursors are Si(OH)4, R5Si(OH)3, R52Si(OH)2, wherein RS is alkyl, such
as methyl or ethyl; alkenyl or aryl Also included as a metal oxide network
precursor is silicon tetrachloride. Other metal oxide precursors include metal
silicates, for example, potassium silicate, sodium silicate, lithium silicate.
K, Na or
Li ions can optionally be removed using a cation exchange resin, which
generates
polysilicic acid which gels at slightly acid to basic pH. The use of colloidal
silica
and fumed silica which can be gelled by altering pH and adjusting the
concentration
of the colloid will also yield a network. Typical network precursors of
alumina are
aluminum tri-secbutoxide Al(OC4H9)3, AI(OH)3, and R5A1(OH)2, wherein R5 is
alkyl, such as methyl or ethyl; alkenyl or aryl.
The compound of formula II can be mixed with a variety of soluble silica
sources and/or metal oxide precursors, and condensation can be induced via a
number of methods, for example, adjusting the pH, drying, optionally heating,
and
ageing for varying periods.
In 5 below, the product of 4 is co-condensed with a metal alkoxide; or
alternatively, pre-hydrolyzed metal alkoxide is added. Gelation time varies
from
approximately 1 nzinute to several hours. The gel is dried, reacidified and
then re-
dried to form the composite of the present invention.
5: (HO)3Si(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)2O(CF2)2SO3K + Si(OCH3)4
= (or prehydrolyzed Si(OCH3)4) __*
Si02/SiO3/2(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO3K
Fr+
SiO2/SiO3/2(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)2O(CF2)2SO3K
SiO2/SiO3/2(CH2)2 or 3(CF2)2O(CF2)2SO3H
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The composite, as illustrated when the metal is silicon, is a porous silica
(or
hydrated silica) network having at least one -O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q group
which is believed to be sticking off of the surface of the composite. The
compounds of formula II, the siloxanes and polysiloxanes and the composites of
the present invention provide an advantage over known perfluorosulfonic acid
catalysts in that they can be placed on a reactive surface more uniformly thus
exposing a RfSO3 group making it more generally available for reaction. Known
perfluorosulfonic acid catalyst usually tends to go on non-uniformly, e.g., in
lumps
or bits.
Certain aspects of the composite of the present invention containing the
incorporated functionality of the -O)qSi(OH)n_QRImR2RfSO3Q group can be
varied. The pore structure can be varied by altering the pH of gelation, the
drying
rate, ageing the gel at higher temperatures, or varying the method of drying
(drying
in air, freeze drying or supercritical drying).
The siloxane, polysiloxane, composite or composition of the present
invention can be spherical in shape. This is beneficial in certain
applications
because materials which are irregularly shaped can be subject to attrition.
Attrition
can lead to fines which can cause problems in certain filtering processes and
columns, such as clogging, pressure build up and the generation of friction.
Fines
can also find their way into a final product in certain applications which is
undesirable. Spherical materials can be made by incorporating the compound of
formula II using an in situ sol-gel method where the compound of formula II
can
be mixed with a silica gel precursor, such as tetraethoxy silane or
tetramethoxy
silane. The precursors may be optionally hydrolyzed first or partially
hydrolyzed,
and gelation may be induced while stirring the material in a second immiscible
solvent. Thus, a tetralkoxide could be hydrolyzed by mixing in an alcohol
solvent
such as ethanol with water and a catalyst and prior to gelation to a solid
mass the
compound of formula II could be added, followed by a mixture of water and a
second phase, such as octanol. The compound of formula II and the hydrolyzed
alkoxide would reside and gel in the water/alcohol phase, which is a different
phase
to the octanol phase. Alternatively the compound of formula II and the
alkoxide
could be mixed at the start and water, ethanol and a catalyst added to cause
hydrolysis and condensation, the mixture left to stir and the stirrer speed
could be
increased (before final gelation) and a second organic phase added such as
octanol,
mesetylene or kerosene and the mixture stirred with optional heating to form a
spherical material which can be separated by filtration. Some gelation may
occur
before the final addition of the second immiscible phase. Forming a gel by
mixing
the compound of formula II and an alkoxide or mixture of alkoxides in an
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emulsion will yield spherical type materials. The compound of formula II can
be
hydrolyzed and condensed optionally in the presence or absence of a second
metal
oxide or silicon oxide precursor material. Self hydrolysis and condensation in
a
two phase system wherein the product of hydrolysis and condensation of the
compound of formula II is insoluble in the second phase leads to spherical
materials. The siloxane, polysiloxane or composite can also be attached to a
support which can be in a spherical or other beneficial shape, or the solid
material
of the compositions of the present invention can be so shaped.
Large pore zeolitic type materials referred to as mesoporous molecular
sieves, have been developed which possess a regular array of uniform, near
unidimensional mesopores which can be varied from 16 to 100 A. (See J. S. Beck
et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 10834-10843). In addition to porous
metal
oxide networks, a group having the formula -O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q can
also be incorporated into these sieves either in situ or reaction with the
preformed
material.
The present invention also provides a composition comprising a solid
material having a reactive surface to which surface has been attached a
compound
having the formula -O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q, wherein Rl, m, n, R2, Rf and Q
are as defined for formula II and q is 1 to n. The solid material having a
reactive
surface is characterized by the fact that it has some surface functionality,
usually,
but not necessarily, an -OH group, to which -O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q can
attach in what is believed to be in a covalent manner via condensation. A
compound of formula I is hydrolyzed to form a compound of formula II. The
compound of formula II is then added to a support, the solid material having a
reactive surface. Optionally, acid can be added to initiate condensation or
the
solution dried, or optionally heated, and the novel composition is thus
formed. In
this manner the -O)qSi(OH)n-QR1mR2RfSO3Q group becomes attached through its
silicon atom to the surface of the support. Attachment to the reactive surface
is
believed to occur in a number of ways, for example as:
O-SiR1mR2RfSO3Q -O
O-SiR1mR2RfSO3Q ; -O~SiR1mR2RfSO3Q
-O-SiR1mR2RfSO3Q -O 9
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-O-SiR 1 mR2RfS03 Q
I -O
-O-SiR1mR2RfSC3Q ; or ~SiR1mR2RfSO3Q
-OX
-O-SiR1 mR2RfSO3 Q
I
or variations thereof.
Representative solid materials having a reactive surface include metal
oxides. "Metal oxide" as used herein for both the compositions and composites
of
the present invention signifies metallic or semimetallic oxide compounds, and
includes, for example alumina, silica, titania, germania, zirconia, sulfated
zirconia,
aluminosilicates, zirconyl-silicates, chromic oxides, germanium oxides, copper
oxides, molybdenum oxides, tantalum oxides, zinc copper oxides, molybdenum
oxides, tantalum oxides, zinc oxides, yttrium oxides, tungsten oxides,
vanadium
oxides, and iron oxides. Silica is most preferred. In addition solid materials
having
a reactive surface also include SiC, Si3N4, clays, such as montmorillonite,
and
TiB2.
The siloxanes, polysiloxanes, composites and compositions of the present
invention can be porous, can display high surface area and have utility as
solid acid
catalysts. An advantage of the siloxanes, polysiloxanes, composites and
compositions of the present invention is that few or none of the active sites
(sulfonyl groups) are buried or hidden from subsequent reaction media. This
represents very efficient use of the expensive sulfonyl group active sites and
results
in very active catalysts. The attachment of the -O)qSi(OH)n-qR1mR2RfSO3Q
group to the reactive surface in the compositions of the present invention is
quite
durable; it survives overnight treatment with 50% nitric acid at 80 C.
The compounds of formula II, siloxanes, polysiloxanes, composites and
compositions of the present invention are useful as ion exchange materials,
and as
catalysts, for example, for alkylating aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons and
nitrating organic compounds. Other commercially important applications for the
compounds of formula II, siloxanes, polysiloxanes, composites and compositions
of the present invention are hydrocarbon isomerization and polymerizations;
olefin
oligomerization; carbonylation and carboxylation reactions; hydrolysis and
condensation reactions, esterifications and etherifications; hydrations and
oxidations; aromatic acylation, alkylation and nitration; isomerization and
metathesis reactions, and the like. Solid acid catalysts are especially useful
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range of transformations in the oil industry and for catalysis in fine
chemicals, for
example in the butane alkylation of butene, or in the formation of methyl
tetra-
butyl ether (MTBE).
Preferred uses of the compounds of formula II, siloxanes, polysiloxanes,
composites and compositions described herein are in various improved processes
wherein the improvement comprises using a catalytic amount of a catalyst
comprising a compound of formula II, siloxane, polysiloxane, composite or
composition of the present invention in place of known catalysts, such as
perfluorosulfonic acids. These improved processes include the alkylation of an
aromatic or substituted aromatic compound; the acylation of an aromatic or
substituted aromatic compound with an acyl halide to form an aryl ketone; the
oligomerization of an olefin, including substituted olefins such as styrene
and a-
methylstyrene; the isomerization of an olefin; and the acetic anhydride chain
transfer bulk polymerization of tetrahydrofuran. Preferred catalysts for these
improved processes are those wherein Rf is CF2 or (CF2)20(CF2)2; R2 is (CH2)k,
wherein k is 2 to 12; Q is H or K; most preferred are those wherein Rf is
(CF2)20(CF2)2 and/or k is 2 or 3 with n=3.
In the improved process for the alkylation of an aromatic or substituted
aromatic compound with an olefin, the reaction is conducted generally under
normal alkylation conditions which conditions area dependent upon the
reactivity
of the aromatic compound and olefin used. The improvement comprises
contacting the aromatic compound and the olefin in the presence of a catalytic
amount of a catalyst comprising the compound of formula II, the siloxane, the
polysiloxane, the composite or the composition of the present invention.
Preferably the aromatic compound is toluene and the olefin is n-heptene.
In the improved process for the acylation of an aromatic or substituted
aromatic compound with an acyl halide to form an aryl ketone, the reaction is
conducted generally under normal acylation conditions which conditions are
dependent upon the reactivity of the aromatic compound and the olefin. The
improved process for the acylation of the aromatic compound with the acyl
halide
generally comprises heating the aromatic compound and the acyl halide and the
improvement comprises the reaction proceeding in the presence of a catalytic
amount of a catalyst comprising a compound of formula II, the siloxane, the
polysiloxane, the composite or the composition of the present invention. After
allowing sufficient time for the reaction to complete, the aryl ketone product
can
be recovered. Preferably the aromatic compound is m-xylene and the aryl halide
is
benzoyl chloride.
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In the improved process for the dimerization of an a-substituted styrene, the
reaction is conducted generally under normal dimerization conditions which
conditions are dependent upon the reactivity of the a-substituted styrene and
the
improvement comprises contacting the a-substituted styrene with a catalytic
amount of a catalyst comprising the compound of formula II, the siloxane, the
polysiloxane, the composite, or the composition of the present invention at a
temperature ranging from about -10 C to about 100 C. Product selectivity can
be
varied by changing the reaction temperature. Preferably the temperature ranges
from about 0 C to about 50 C. Neat reagent or solvents can be used in the
process which can be carried out in a stirred batch reactor or a fixed bed
continuous flow reactor. When using a-methylstyrene, for example, the styrene
may be heated in solution and the catalyst added. The product comprises a
mixture
of unsaturated dimers (2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-l-pentene and 2,4-diphenyl-4-
methyl-2-pentene) and saturated dimer, 1,1,3-trimethyl-3-phenylidan.
In the improved process for the isomerization of an olefin, the reaction is
conducted generally under normal isomerization conditions which conditions are
dependent upon the reactivity of the olefin and the improvement comprises
contacting the olefin with a catalytic amount of a catalyst comprising the
compound of formula II, the siloxane, the polysiloxane, the composite, or the
composition of the present invention. Preferred olefins have 4 to 30 carbon
atoms.
The olefin can be straight-chained or branched and may be a primary or
secondary
olefin and thus substituted with one or more groups that do not interfere with
the
isomerization reaction. Such substituted groups that do not interfere with the
isomerization reaction could include alkyl, aryl, halide, alkoxy, esters,
ethers or
thioethers. Groups that may interfere with the process would be alcohols,
carboxylic acids, amines, aldehydes and ketones. Preferably the olefin is 1-
butene.
The present invention also provides an improved process for the
polymerization of tetrahydrofuran to polytetrahydrofuran. The product is
polytetramethylene ether acetate (PTMEA), the diacetate of
polytetrahydrofuran,
which can be used in the preparation of "TERETIIANE " polyether glycol (a
registered trademark of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company). A process for
the polymerization of tetrahydrofuran generally comprises contacting
tetrahydro-
furan with acetic anhydride and acetic acid in solution usually within a
pressure
reactor equipped with an agitator. The reaction can be conducted at ambient
temperature. The improvement herein comprises adding to the solution a
catalytic
amount of a catalyst comprising the compound of formula II, the siloxane, the
polysiloxane, the composite, or the composition of the present invention. The
reaction appears to proceed with zero order kinetics, i.e. the rate is
independent of
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the THF concentration. The use of the present heterogeneous catalysts
facilitates
separating catalyst from the product. Further, the present catalysts do not
appear
to lose activity in repeated uses.
Catalysts comprising the compounds of formula II, siloxanes, polysiloxanes,
composites and compositions of the present invention are useful in a range of
catalytic reactions as described above. For some of these reactions,
contaminants
may form upon the catalyst or the catalyst may lose some of its activity. In
some
cases the used catalyst can be simply washed with water, an organic solvent or
acid
to remove the contaminants to recover the catalyst. In other instance, the
used
catalyst can be regenerated using a process which comprises contacting the
used
catalyst with a solution comprising an oxidizing acid an/or an oxidizing
agent, such
as nitric acid; and washing the oxidized catalysts with water, preferably
deionized
water, an organic solvent, or with both water and an organic solvent to remove
any
excess acid. The regeneration process can further comprise at least one of the
following steps: heating the catalyst during or after contact with the
oxidizing acid
and/or oxidizing agent, preferably at a temperature ranging from about 15 C to
about 100 C; isolating the oxidized catalyst via filtering, decanting or the
like; and
drying the catalyst, preferably at a temperature ranging from about 100 C to
about
200 C, preferably under vacuum, for a time sufficient to yield a dried
regenerated
catalyst, preferably about 1 hr to about 60 hrs. Each step of the regeneration
process can be optionally repeated at least once.
EXAMPLES
A. Preparation of ICH2CHq(CF2)7O(CFq)?SO7F
A mixture of 213 g of I(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F, 0.5 g of limonene and 30 g of
ethylene was heated in an autoclave at 210 C for 8 hours. Distillation of the
resulting mixture gave 187.3 g of pure product, bp 88-89 C at 30 mm Hg.
19F NMR: +45.0 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 1F), -82.7 (m, 2F), -87.2 (m, 2F), -112.7 (m,
2F),
-119.3 (t, J=17.0 Hz, 2F). 1H NMR: 3.22 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 2.66 (m, 2H).
B. Preparation of CH?=CH(CF?)?O(CF?)2SO?F
To a stirred solution of 136.26 (0.3 mol) of ICH2CH2(CFZ)20(CF2)2SO2F
and 200 mL of acetonitrile was slowly added 38 g (0.376 mol) of triethylamine
at
75-80 C over 6 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized with concentrated
sulfuric acid at 0 C, then poured into water and extracted with ether. The
ether
layer was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate. After removal of
the ether, a residue was distilled to give 65.3 g of pure product, bp 115-117
C.
19F N1VR: +45.1 (m, 1F), -82.5 (m, 2F), -87.8 (m, 2F), -112.5 (m, 2F), -118.0
(m,
2F). 1H NMR: 5.80-6.05 (m).
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C. Preparation of CH3COOCH,)CHICH7(CF2)20(CF?)?SOgF
A mixture of 250 g of I(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F, 77.8 g of allyl acetate and
5.2 g of copper powder in 50 mL of hexane was stirred at 90 C for 15 hours.
After removal of solids, the reaction nuxture was distilled to give 234.6 g of
pure
product, bp 87 C at 0.1 mm Hg. 19F NMR: +45.1 (m, IF), -82.7 (m, 2F), -87.9
(dt, J=142.4 Hz, J=13.0 Hz, 1F), -88.8 (dt, J=142.4 Hz, J=12.8 Hz, IF), -112.7
(m, 2F), -117.3 (ddd, J=262.3 Hz, J=26.5 Hz, J=10.2 Hz, 1F), -118.6 (ddd,
J=262.0 Hz, J=24.8 Hz, J=10.3 Hz, 1F). IH NMR. 4.40 (m, 2H), 4.30 (m, 1H),
2.60 to 2.92 (m, 2H), 2.12 (s, 3H).
D. Preparation of CH?=CHCH?(CF?)2O(CF?)?SO?F
To a stirred mixture of 54.4 g (0.837 mol) of zinc, 35 mL of isopropanol
and 42 mL of acetic acid was slowly added 200 g (0.38 mol) of
H3CCOOCH2CHICH2(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F at 90 C over 1 hour. The reaction
mixture was stirred for 4 hours. All volatiles were then distilled out, washed
with
water, washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and again with water to
give 117.8 g of crude product which was distilled to give 108.7 g (85% yield)
of
pure product, bp 134-135 C. 19F NMR: +45.0 (m, 1F), -82.6 (m, 2F), -87.3
(m, 2F), -112.6 (m, 2F), -117.4 (t, J=17.6 Hz, 2F). IH NMR: 5.84-5.71 (m, 1H),
5.36-5.29 (m, 2H), 2.80 (tdt, J=17.6 Hz, J=8.0 Hz, J=1.0 Hz, 2H).
E. Preparation of (CH_lCH9O).3Si(CH7)1 (CF2)2O(CF?)2SO2F
A mixture of 16.15 g (0.047 mol) of CH2=CHCH2(CF2)20(CF2)ZSOZF,
16.27 g (0.099 mol) of (CH3CH2O)3SiH and three drops of platinum catalyst
(Huls PC 072) was heated to 140 C for 6 hr. A slight amount of oxygen was
introduced to the reaction mixture during this 6 hour period. After cooling
and
stirring at 25 C for 16 hr., the mixture was distilled under vacuum to yield
20.37 g
(86% yield ) of pure (CH3CH2O)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)ZSO2F as a colorless
liquid (bp 110-124 C at 5 mm Hg). 1H NMR (C6D6) 0.51 (t, 2H, CH2Si), 1.13
(t, 9H, CH3), 1.66-2.01 (m, 4H, CH2CH2), 3.71 (q, 6H, CH2O). 1C NMR (C6D6)
10.86 (SiCH2), 15.05 (CH2), 18.18 (CH3), 33.54 (t, CH2CF2, 2J(Cp)=21.6 Hz);
58.94 (OCH2), 108-123, (m, CF2). MS (EI) m/e 503 (M+-H0, 489 (M+-H), 489
(M+-CH3), 459 (M+-OCH2CH3); exact mass for M+-H fragment,
C13H2OSO6F9Si, calc'd m/e 503.06061803, found m/e 503.060178.
F. Preparation of (CF-3CH2O)-;Si(CH?)2y(CFI_)7O(CF7)7SO?F
A mixture of 11.99 g of (0.037 mol) of CH2=CH(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F,
13.23 g (0.041 mol) of (CF3CH2O)3SiH and five drops of platinum catalyst (Huls
PC 072) was heated to 80 C for 4 hr. After cooling and stirring at 25 C for 16
hr.,
the mixture was distilled under vacuum to yield 8.94 g (37% yield of pure
(CF3CH2O)3Si(CH2)2(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F as a colorless liquid (bp 134-142 C at
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40 mm Hg). Another fraction consisting of 10.7 g (44% yield) of product was
also
obtained. 1H NMR (C6D6) 0.42-0.53 (m, 2H, CH2Si), 1.91-2.13 (m, 2H,
CH2CF2), 3.53 (q, 6H, CH2CF3). 1C NMR (C6D6) 0.66 (SiCH2), 24.35
= (t, CH2CF2, 2J(CF)=23.3 Hz), 61.67, (q, CH2CF3, 2J(CF)=36.8 Hz), 124.2
(q, CF3, 1J(CF)=277=9 Hz). K+IDS MS ni/e 503 (M+=39, 100%).
EXAMPLE 1
5 g of (CH3CH2O)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F was added to 20 ml of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
round bottom flask with a reflux condensor attached. The initial mixture of
the
two immiscible liquids was heated at 90 C for 18 hours by which time a clear
solution had formed. The solution was left to cool. This solution will be
referred
to as solution 1 below.
In a separate flask, 36 g of tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS), 5.44 g of
water and 0.5 g of 0.04 M HCl was stirred for about 10 minutes, in order to
partially hydrolyze the tetraalkoxide (the hydrolyzed TMOS is called solution
2).
To solution 1, 3.5 M HCl was added with rapid stirring in an amount such that
the
pH was rapidly adjusted to about 6.0 (measured using a pH meter). Immediately
after the pH was adjusted to 6.0, the hydrolyzed tetramethyl orthosilicate
solution
(solution 2) was added to solution 1. The resultant solution gelled within a
few
seconds. The flask and contents were placed in an over at 80 C and the
material
was dried overnight while the oven was purged with nitrogen gas to purge out
the
volatiles. The dried solid was then dried further under vacuum at 135 C for
18 hours.
The dried sample was washed by agitation with 3.5 M HCI (100 ml) for
1 hour, filtered and washed with 50 ml of de-ionized water and this acid-
washing/water-washing process was repeated five times. After final filtering
the
material was washed with 500 ml of de-ionized water. The solid was dried under
vacuum at 100 C overnight. The surface area (determined by BET), pore volume
and pore diameter was determined to be 529 m2/g, 0.58 cc/g and 3.7 nm
respectively.
Using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), the material showed a weight loss
of about 20 wt% between about 450 to 550 C (due to the loss of organics).
Alkylation of Toluene with n-he tp ene
Both toluene and n-heptene were dried over 3A molecular sieves before use
(dried for 24 hours). In a round bottom flask there were combined 15.6 g of
toluene and 8.4 g of n-heptene. A magnetic stirrer coated with fluoropolymer
was
added. A reflux condenser was attached to the flask and a slow stream of
nitrogen
passed over the top of the reflux condenser to minimize moisture uptake. The
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flask and contents were heated to 100 C. A sample of I g of the material
prepared
as in Example 1 was dried in vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material
was added to the toluene/n-heptene mixture and the solution stirred and left
to
react at 100 C for exactly 2 hours. After two hours a sample was removed and
the
conversion of n-heptene was measured using gas chromatography (GC). In the
GC analysis dodecane was used as an internal standard. The conversion of n-
heptene was measured to be >99%, leaving <1% of the heptene unreacted.
EXAMPLE 2
1 g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F was added to 5 mL of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
sealed vial. The initial mixture of the two immiscible liquids was heated to
90 C
for 18 hours to give a clear solution. The solution was left to cool. The
above
solution was added dropwise to 5 mL of a 3 M HCI solution with stirring and
the
pH was measured. The pH changed from <0.1 to about 0.5. NaOH (0.8 M) was
then added in an amount to adjust the pH to 1.0, giving a final volume of
about
15 mL. This solution was added to 10 g of a Grace 62 porous silica support
(available from Grace-Davison) that had been dried overnight at 150 C under
vacuum, and the mixture was vigorously mixed for a few minutes. The flask and
contents were heated to 90 C in an oven for 18 hours and the lid was removed
and
the solid was left in the oven for a further 18 hours. The solid was finally
dried
under vacuum at 120 C for 18 hours.
The solid was stirred with 3.5 M HCl (100 mL) for 1 hour, filtered and
washed with distilled, de-ionized water. The process was repeated a total for
five
times, and after the final filtering the solid was washed with water and
redried
under vacuum at 100 C.
Alkylation of Toluene with n-heptene
A sample of 1 g of the material prepared as in Example 2 was dried in
vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material was added to the
toluene/n-heptene mixture and the solution stirred and left to react for
exactly
2 hours (as described in Example 1). After two hours a sample was removed and
the conversion of n-heptene was measured using GC. In the GC analysis dodecane
was used as an internal standard. The conversion of n-heptene was measured to
be
60%, leaving 40% of the heptene unreacted.
EXAMPLE 3
3.5 g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)2Q(CF2)2SO2F was added to 15 mL of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
round bottom flask with a reflux condensor attached. The initial mixture of
the
two immiscible liquids was heated to 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear
solution.
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The solution was left to cool. This solution will be referred to as solution
1. In a
separate flask 34 g of tetramethylorthosilicate, 5.0 g of water and 0.5 g of
0.04 M
HCI was stirred for about 10 minutes, which caused hydrolysis of the
= tetraalkoxide. To solution 1, was added 3.5 M HCl with rapid stirring and
the pH
was rapidly adjusted to a pH value of about 6.0 (measured using a pH meter).
Immediately after the pH was adjusted to 6.0, the hydrolyzed tetramethylortho-
silicate solution was added to solution 1 following the pH change to 6Ø The
solution gelled within about 1 minute. The flask and contents were placed in
an
oven at 80 C and the material was dried overnight while the oven was purged
with
nitrogen gas to purge out the volatiles. The dried solid was then dried
further
under vacuum at 135 C for 18 hours. The dried sample was washed with 3.5 M
HCl (100 mL) for 1 hour, filtered and washed with 50 ml of de-ionized water.
The
acid washing process was repeated a total of five times. After final filtering
the
material was washed with 500 mL of de-ionized water. The solid was dried under
vacuum at 100 C overnight. The surface area (determined by BET), pore volume
and pore diameter was determined to be 830 m2/g, 0.58 cc/g and 2.8 nm
respectively. Using thermogravimetric analysis, the material showed a weight
loss
of about 15 wt % between about 450 to 500 C (due to the loss of organics).
Alkylation of Toluene with n-heptene
A sample of I g of the material prepared as in Example 3 was dried in
vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material was added to the
toluene/n-heptene mixture and the solution stirred and left to react for
exactly
2 hours (as described in Example 1). After two hours a sample was removed and
the conversion of n-heptene was measured using GC. In the GC analysis dodecane
was used as an internal standard. The conversion of n-heptene was measured to
be
>99%, leaving <1% of the heptene unreacted.
EXAMPLE 4
2.6 g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F was added to 40 n-A of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
round bottom flask with a reflux condensor attached. The initial mixture of
the
two inuniscible liquids was heated to 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear
solution.
The solution was left to cool. This solution will be referred to as solution
1. In a
separate flask 68 g of tetramethylorthosilicate, 10.9 g of water and I g of
0.04 M
HCl was stirred for about 30 minutes, which caused hydrolysis of the alkoxide.
To
solution 1, was added 3.5 M HCl with rapid stirring and the pH was rapidly
adjusted to a pH value of about 6.0 (measured using a pH meter). Immediately
after the pH was adjusted to 6.0, the hydrolyzed tetramethylorthosilicate
solution
was added to solution 1 following the pH change to 6Ø The solution gelled
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within about 1 minute. The flask and contents were placed in an oven at 80 C
and
the material was dried overnight while the oven was purged with nitrogen gas
to
purge out the volatiles. The dried solid was then dried further under vacuum
at
135 C for 18 hours. The dried sample was washed with 3.5 M HCl (100 mL) for 5
1 hour, filtered and washed with 50 mL of de-ionized water. The acid washing
process was repeated a total of five times. After final filtering the material
was
washed with 500 ml of de-ionized water. The solid was dried under vacuum at
100 C overnight. Using TGA, the material showed a weight loss of about 6 wt%
between about 450 to 550 C (due to the loss or organics).
Alkylation of Toluene with n-heptene
A sample of 1 g of the material prepared as in Example 4 was dried in
vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material was added to the
toluene/n-heptene mixture and the solution stirred and left to react for
exactly
2 hours (as described in Example 1). After two hours a sample was removed and
the conversion of n-heptene was measured using GC. In the GC analysis dodecane
was used as an internal standard. The conversion of n-heptene was measured to
be
91 %, leaving 9% of the heptene unreacted.
EXAMPLE 5
I g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F was added to 7 mL of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
glass vial and the vial was sealed. The initial mixture of the two immiscible
liquids
was heated at 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear solution. This solution was
added
to a stirred solution of sodium silicate (29.9 wt% silica, pH>10). The pH was
adjusted to 8 using HCI, after which the solution gelled in a few seconds. The
solid was dried in an oven at 100 C and finally dried overnight in vacuum at
110 C. The dried solid was washed with 3.5 M HCI a total of seven times
(approximately 200 mL for each washing). The solid was dried at IO0 C under
vacuum.
Acylation of m-xylene with benzoyl chloride
m-xylene and benzoyl chloride were dried over a molecular sieve before use.
In a round bottom flask was combined 10.6 g of m-xylene and 7 g of benzoyl
chloride. A magnetic stirrer coated with fluoropolymer was added. A reflux
condensor was attached to the flask and a slow stream of nitrogen passed over
the
top of the reflux condenser to minimize moisture. The flask and contents were
heated to 130 C. A sample of 1 g of the catalyst prepared as described in
Example 5 was dried in vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material was
added to the m-xylene and benzoyl chloride mixture and the solution was
stirred
and left to react for exactly 6 hours at 130 C. After six hours a sample was
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removed. In the GC analysis dodecane was used as a standard. The conversion of
benzoyl chloride was found to be 60%.
EXAMPLE 6
3 g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F was added to 20 ml of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
round bottom flask with a reflux condenser attached. The initial mixture of
the
two immiscible liquids was heated at 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear
solution.
The solution was left to cool. 7 g of this solution was added to 7 g of a
silica
support, silica CS-1020E, which is an extrudate purchased from PQ Corporation,
Philadelphia, PA. The extrudate and solution were agitated for 10 min. 3 g of
3.5 M HCl was then added to the extrudate containing mixture and the resulting
mixture was agitated for an additional hour. The pellets and
perfluorosulfonate
containing solution were placed in an oven at 110 C overnight and then dried
under vacuum at 110 C. The resulting solid was washed with 500 mL of 3.5 M
HCI and stirred for 1 hour. The acid was removed by filtration and the solid
was
re-suspended in 500 mL of 3.5 M HCl and stirring was continued for a further
hour. The solid was washed a total of three times, then finally washed with
500 ml
of water, twice. The resulting solid was dried at 100 C overnight. The solid
was
then placed in 35% nitric acid and left at 75 C overnight. The solid was
washed
with water (500 mL) and then dried at 150 C for 2 hours.
The solid was found to contain 5.5% of organics (measured by TGA), which
were removed in the range of 400-600 C. The ion-exchange capacity determined
by titration was found to be 0.18 meq/g and the fluorine analysis was 2.4%.
Alkylation of toluene with n-heptene
A sample of 1 g of the material was dried in vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours.
The dried material was added to the toluene/n-heptene mixture and the solution
stirred and left to react for exactly 2 hours (as described in Example 1).
After two
hours a sample was removed and the conversion of n-heptene was measured using
GC. In the GC analysis dodecane was used as a standard. The conversion of
n-heptene was measured to be 97%, leaving 3% of the heptene unreacted.
Acylation of m-xylene with benzoyl chloride
The m-xylene and benzoyl chloride were dried over molecular sieve before
use. In a round bottom flask was combined 10.6 g of m-xylene and 7 g of
benzoyl
chloride. A magnetic stirrer coated with fluoropolymer was added. A reflux
condenser was attached to the flask and a slow stream of nitrogen passed over
the
top of the reflux condenser to minimize moisture. The flask and contents were
heated to 130 C. A sample of 1 g of the catalyst as described in Example 6 was
dried in vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material was added to the
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m-xylene and benzoyl chloride mixture and the solution was stirred and left to
react for exactly 6 hours at 130 C. After six hours a sample was removed. In
the
GC analysis dodecane was used as a standard. The conversion of benzoyl
chloride
was found to be 60%. 5 a-methylstvrene ,AMSZdimerization
Catalytic testing of the surface attached composite of Example 6 using the
dimerization of AMS was carried out in cumene solvent and comparison was made
with "NAFION " catalyst (a registered trademark of E. I. du Pont de Nemours
and Company and available in pellet form from Aldrich Chemical Company,
prepared from resin of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(3,6-dioxa-4-methyl-7-
octene sulfonyl fluoride), "AMBE.RI.YST "-15 catalyst (a registered trademark
of
by Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, PA and sold by Rohm and Haas). In a 100 ml
two neck-flask with magnetic stirring bar was added 5 g AMS, 45 g cumene and
0.5 g solid acid catalyst to be tested which was predried in 150 C and under
vacuum for 15 hours except that the "AMBERLYST "-15 was dried at 110 C.
The reaction temperature was set at 50 C. Liquid samples (0.2 ml each) were
taken at 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 niinutes for GC analysis with m-xylene as an
internal
standard. Three dimers were formed by dimerizing AMS and they are the
unsaturated 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-l-pentene (I), 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-2-
pentene
(II), and the saturated 1,1,3-trimethyl-3-phenylindan (III). Based on the AMS
conversion, the first order rates were calculated and listed in Table 1 below.
The
product selectivities at -80% AMS conversion level over different catalysts
are
listed in Table 2.
TABLE I
First order rates for the dimerization of a-methylstyrene over
solid acid catalysts in organic solvents at -50 C
Catalyst (k -10-2 gmol AMS/gmcatal hr)
"NAFION " (NR-50) 0.6
"AMBERLYST "-15 11.0
Catalyst of present invention 334.0
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TABLE 2
Product selectivities (C-mol%) for the dimerization of AMS over
solid acid catalysts in cumene at 50 C and -80% AMS conversions
Product
Catalyst I** II III
= "NAFION " (NR-50) 57.0 20.4 22.6
"AMBERLYST "-15 73.9 24.3 1.7
Catalyst of Present Invention 88.2 9.6 2.2
(93.2)* (6.1)* (0.9)*
*Data obtained at 0 C and 92.4% AMS conversion
**I is the desired product
EXAMPLE 7
In this example a modified mesoporous molecular sieve is prepared, based
upon a neutral templating route. The basic procedure for making the mesoporous
structure (without the fluorocarbon) is described in Science, vol. 267,
pages 865-867, 1995, by P. T. Tanev and T. J. Pinnavaia.
2.5 of dodecylamine was dissolved in 21 ml of ethanol followed by the
addition of 26 ml of water. To this was added simultaneously, 20.4 g of
tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and the following hydrolyzed compound, referred to as
solution 1.
Preparation of Solution 1
0.5 g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CF2)2SO2F was added to I ml of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
glass vial and the vial was sealed. The initial mixture of the two inuniscible
liquids
was heated at 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear solution. The clear solution
that
resulted is referred to as solution 1.
Solution 1 and the TEOS were added to the dodecylamine/water/ethanol
mixture. This mixture was left to stir for 24 hours and the solid was then
filtered.
The solid was air dried. The template (dodecylamine) was removed with 100 ml
of
hot ethanol (stirring for 1 hour). The product was filtered and then washed
with a
second portion of hot ethanol, and the material was finally dried at 100 C
under
vacuum. F analysis showed fluorine to be present with a content of 2.1 wt%, F.
Powder x-ray diffraction showed a difffraction peak at 2.4 (2 theta) with a d
spacing of 3.5 nm.
This example shows the formation of a mesoporous structure which has
been modified (in-situ) to incorporate the additional perfluorosulfonate which
is
chemically bonded to the large pore zeolitic type structure.
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EXAMPLE 8
1 g of (H5C20)3Si(CH2)3(CF2)20(CFZ)2SO2F was added to 6 ml of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
vial and the vial sealed. The initial mixture of the two immiscible liquids
was 5 heated at 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear solution. The solution was
left to cool.
This solution was added to 7 g of dried silica CS-1020E, and the silica and
added
solution were mixed for 10 min. To this was added 2.6 g of 3.5 M HCI, well
mixed and left at room temperature for 2 hours. The sealed vial was then
heated
for 2 h at 95 C. The solid was then washed extensively with distilled water (3-
4
washes with 1 liter of water). The solid was then dried under vacuum. The
solid
was washed with 500 mL of 3.5 M HCl and stirred for 1 hour. The acid was
removed by filtration and then re-suspended in 500 mL of 3.5 M HC1 and
stirring
was continued for a further hour. The solid was washed a total of three times
then
finally with water, washed with 500 mL of water, twice. Using TGA, the
material
showed a weight loss of about 5 wt% between about 450 to 550 C (due to the
loss
of organics).
1-Butene Isomerization
1-butene isomerization to cis-2-butene, trans-2-butene and isobutene was
carried out at 50-150 C and ambient pressure with a 1/2" stainless steel
reactor
and 2.5 g of the catalyst prepared in Example 8 and 5.0 g"NAFION " NR50
catalyst, respectively. Prior to the reaction, the catalysts were dried in a
vacuum
oven at 150 C for more than 2 hr. The reaction mixtures were analyzed by an
on-line GC equipped with a 25 m Plot Column coated with A1203/KCI. The
experimental results obtained at the same 1-butene weight hourly space
velocity
(WHSV) over the catalyst of the present invention and "NAFION " NR50 catalyst
are listed in Table 3a and 3b, respectively. The catalyst of the present
invention is
very efficient for the 1-butene isomerization under mild conditions. The I-
butene
isomerization reached equilibrium at 100 C over the catalyst of the present
invention while even at 150 C the butene distribution had still not reached
the
equilibrium values over the "NAFION " N.R50 catalyst. Isobutene was produced
only in trace amounts over both catalysts.
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TABLE 3a
Product distribution for the 1-butene isomerization over 2.5 g 3% catalyst of
the
present invention under ambient pressure with flow rates of He = 80 mL/min and
1-butene = 19 mL/min, WHSV of 1-butene = 1 hr-1
TemQerature ( C) 50 100 150
% Butenes
1-butene 51.6 8.6 14.2
t-2-butene 23.0 62.2 54.4
c-2-butene 25.4 29.2 31.3
isobutene - 0.1
TABLE 3b
Product distribution for the 1-butene isomerization over 5.0 g "NAFION" NR-50
catalyst under ambient pressure with flow rate of He = 1-butene = 3 8 mL/min,
WHSV of 1-butene = 1 hr-1
Temperature C) 50 100 150
% Butenes
1-butene >99.0 86.1 38.1
t-2-butene - 5.8 36.0
c-2-butene <1.0 8.0 25.7
isobutene - 0.1 0.2
EXAMPLE 9
1 g of (CH3CH2O)3Si(CH2)2(CF2)20(CF2)ZSO2F was added to 6 mL of a
mixture of distilled water/DMSO/KOH (58% water/30% DMSO/12% KOH) in a
vial and the vial sealed. The initial mixture of the two immiscible liquids
was
heated at 90 C for 18 hours to give a clear solution. The solution was left to
cool.
This solution was added to 7 g of a silica support, silica CS-1020E, which is
an
extrudate from PG Corporation. The extrudate and solution were agitated for
15 min. using a vortex mixer. 2.8 g of 3.5 M HCI was then added to extrudate
and
the mixture was left for 2 hours. The pellets and perfluorosulfonate
containing
solution were placed in an oven at 90 C overnight and then dried under vacuum
at
120 C. The solid was washed with 500 mL of 3.5 M HCl and stirred for 1 hour.
The acid was removed by filtration and then re-suspended in 500 mL of 3.5 M
HCl
and stirring was continued for a further hour. The solid was washed a total of
three times then finally with water, washed with 500 mL of water, twice. The
solid
was dried at 100 C overnight. The solid was found to contain 3% of organics
(measured by TGA), which were removed in the range of 400-550 C.
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Alkylation reaction
Catalytic testing of the solid prepared in Example 9 using the alkylation of
toluene with n-heptene was carried out. A sample of I g of the material was
dried
in vacuum at 150 C for 15 hours. The dried material was added to the toluene
/n-heptene mixture and the solution stirred and left to react for exactly 2
hours (as
described in Example 1). Affter two hours a sample was removed and the
conversion of n-heptene was measured using GC. In the GC analysis dodecane
was used as a standard. The conversion of n-heptene was measured to be 82%,
leaving 18% of the heptene unreacted.
EXAMPLE 10
Catalyst for the Polymerization of Tetrahydrofuran
In dry 20 ml, capped vials 5 ml of a solution of 3 vol% of acetic anhydride
[0.52 M] and acetic acid [0.32 M] in dry (distilled from sodium) THF [11.59 M]
were rotated on mechanical rollers at 25 C in the presence of 0.494 g of dried
catalyst (see Example 9, equiv. wt. = 7812) [12.56 mEq/1]. Small samples were
withdrawn periodically, quenched with triethylamine, concentrated under
nitrogen
and dried to constant weight at 60 C/vacuum. These samples were shown by nmr
to be essentially free of residual monomer, acetic acid or acetic anhydride.
Conversion (gravimetric) increased with time according to zero order kinetics
at a
constant rate of 12.4%/hr until the limiting equilibrium conversion (61 %) was
reached. Molecular weights (by gpc in THF using poly tetramethyleneglycol
standards) after 2 hrs.(22.7% conv.) were Mn = 3310, Mw = 6360, mol.wt.dist. _
1.92 and after 4 hrs. (48.8% conv.) were Mn = 2870, Mw = 5700, mol.wt.dist. _
1.98. By nmr the 4 hr sample had Mn = 2710 assuming acetate groups on both
ends of the polymer chain as expected for the acetic anhydride chain transfer
controlled polymerization. MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy confirmed that the
product was a distribution of polymers predominantly substituted on both ends
with acetate groups. In duplicate experiments in which the catalyst was
recovered,
washed with THF/methanol mixture, dried and reused, the catalytic activity
remained essentially constant. At 16.9-17.3 mEq/1 catalyst concentration the
zero
order rate of THF polymerization was 11.5%/hr for the 1 st and the 5th use of
the
catalyst.
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